1. China, the United States and Japan will represent 57% of the overall uptick in solar demand in 2015.

2. An uptick in IT spending this year is expected to boost sales for tech vendors.

3. The uptick has contributed to a slowdown in home sales.

4. Since the Target hack, there has been an apparent uptick in security breaches at retail locations.

5. The uptick was in line with expectations.

6. So why the big uptick this month?

7. With millions gaining coverage, polls show a small but measurable uptick in public support.

8. Administration officials also sought to downplay the uptick in violence.

9. Such efforts, black business owners say, have resulted in an uptick in business.

10. Safari too is gaining momentum with an uptick of 0.5 percent in the last few weeks.

11. Meanwhile, hotels reported an uptick in bookings as people sought shelters with power.

12. Now, with white sharks on the slow uptick, they are encountering people in unprecedented levels.